Hey, nerd squad.
My name is Amanda McKnight and in this list I am going to bringing you my top 10 best
super powers of all time.
Now keep in mind this is our first list and I recognize there is a lot to choose from.
It was really hard to narrow it down to only ten and if you feel there is something you
would really love to see on a potential part two of this list, please let us know in the
comments below.
On with the show!
10 Intuition
More specifically spidey senses.
Spiderman must have some of the best and worst storylines in the Marvel comics and is definitely
hero I really enjoy reading about.
Needless to say, when I started writing this list, his spidey senses was one of this first
powers that came to my mind.
This power deserves a spot on the top 10 not just because it is so iconic but also because
it has saved many people’s lives in the comics.
Not only this but did you know that the power of spidey sense may even have been inspired
by real world spider abilities?
That’s right.
Some spiders are covered in little hairs called trico-both-ria, these hairs allow spiders
to detect vibrations in the air.
These vibrations allow spiders, who do not have great eyesight, to detect potential predators
or prey who may be nearby.
If this is where Spiderman’s senses also come from, I wonder if the suit hinders some
of his abilities...
9 Invisibility
For this one we are going back to one my favourite superhero squads who gets very little cinematic
love as their story just doesn’t seem to translate well to the screen, yup, the Fantastic
Four.
When talking about the power of invisibility, it would be for shame if one did not mention
Susan Storm, aka the Invisible Woman on their list.
Not gonna lie, I almost bumped the power of invisibility for the power of shapeshifting
an ability that the Skrulls, Mystique and Beast Boy all share but I thought there were
too many anomalies with that power so I opted for something a little more simple.
Invisibility is nice because even if you can’t fully control it, it seems to still come in
handy in the world of comics.
If you don’t believe me just re watch Into the Spider-Verse where the power still managed
to come in handy for a young, untrained and sticky Miles Morales.
8 Photonic Blasts
I must give a nod to Captain Marvel’s photon blasts after seeing how OP they made her in
the MCU.
Another character who we will hopefully also get to see in action in the MCU who also shares
these abilities is Monica Rambeau.
At least, she does in the comics, where at one point she actually goes by the name, Photon.
So, what exactly are photonic blasts?
Well when we see them in the energy, they look very similar to Cyclops’ laser eyes,
that is a beam of light that pretty much destroys everything it touched, scorching or burning
it.
Which would make sense as photons are transporters or emitters of light.
They therefore are traveling at the speed of light, insanely fast, so fast in fact that
for them time stands still.
Imagine if you had the ability to harness these photons which are undoubtedly all around
us, that would equal a lot of power.
You might be thinking to yourself but what about at night?
Are photons still prevalent?
Do they come from the sun?
No, they are light particles, so basically if it light enough for you to see anything
with your eyes open, they exist.
Another cool thing about photonic blasts and Captain Marvel’s energy manipulation, is
it is believed she can transfer the photonic energy to herself, to power herself up.
Powering up her strength for example.
Crazy.
7 Super Strength and Imperviousness
We say many heroes who possess such abilities, among them: Superman, Wonderwoman, Captain
America, Jessica Jones, Hulk, She-Hulk… the list goes on and on.
Maybe I even possess some of this ability, as I was recently compared to, She-Hulk in
the comments awhile ago.
[GRRRRRRRRR] We also see a lot of characters with this ability in anime.
What’s most important about having the super strength abilities is that you need it to
come with some level of imperviousness, that is you also need to be tough enough to handle
your strength.
Otherwise you’ll end up like Shizuo Heiwajima from Dura-ra-ra!! who spent a lot of time
suffering from broken bones.
6 Straight Up Magic
The two heroes who namely come to mind when I think of this super power is Doctor Strange
and Zatanna.
Not to mention Gandalf from Lord of the Rings and then the entire Harry Potter universe
as well.
Magic is cool because there is not much that limits you.
That is if you have the skill, talent and in some worlds, heritage, you can do anything!
The sky's the limit!
The only thing this ability seems impossible from doing is guaranteeing immortality.
You might get resurrected or you may have horcruxes and you may be able to doge a lot
of attacks and defend yourself heartily but even wizards and witches it seems can die.
5 Flying
Okay, so I know this is kind of covered by magic but to me, flying deserved a solo spot
on this list simply for being such a common and rad power.
Who can fly?
A ton of super heroes: Shazam, Thor (or well his hammer can), Iron Man, Starfire, Green
Lantern, Silver Surfer, Storm-- heck even Batman can glide.
To me, this power represents the original whimsy that comics, sci-fi and fantasy worlds
still bring to us today.
You have to remember back when this superpower first became popular, air travel was still
amazing a lot of people.
This ability was to some even hard to imagine.
To the point that when Superman was originally introduced in 1938, he couldn't fly.
He could just jump really high.
It wasn’t until 1941 that he would even be able to fly in the comics.
4 Super Speed
The coolest thing about super speed in the comics is that, like magic, it gives you access
to many things.
In the X-Men films we see Quick Silver use it to stop time.
In the Flash Point series, we see the Flash use it time travel.
In fact, I was going to give this spot to time travel and talk to you all about my love
of Doctor Who but then I thought about how super speed could also let you time travel
and so much more.
It can also effectively allow to teleport.
Assuming you are impervious to the effects of super speed and it doesn’t burn you up
moving that fast or slow you down as super speed tends to in regards to physics.
3 Mind control
Kind of an evil one, but a useful one.
Namely one person who comes to mind when I think of mind control is the Purple Man, a
villian to Jessica Jones in her Netflix show, among other superheroes.
He can make anyone do what he chooses with often devastating and nauseating results.
The thing about mind control is that I feel it is a super power that is rarely used by
heroes in the MCU as the idea of taking away one’s free will is considered to be evil.
I know it’s one my biggest fears.
Which is also probably why, Professor Charles Xavier, one of the strongest superheroes in
Marvel, rarely uses this ability.
2 Power stealing
Seeing as how Rogue has always been one of my favourite X-Men, I had to include this
power on the list.
The reason why it’s so awesome?
Because it allows to steal others powers, of course!
Granted, if we are going with the Rogue interpretation of this power you do have to make physical
contact with the person.
But if you can get Mystiques powers first, this shouldn’t be too difficult as you would
be able to disguise yourself as anyone you need to in order to get closer to your target.
The other cool thing about power stealing is that has been depicted as also draining
your opponent's energy force, weakening them.
Making it deadly in a fight.
1 Reality Manipulation
You all knew I was going to do that, didn’t you?
I can’t have a list about super powers without acknowledging one of my biggest favourites,
reality manipulation.
This power is demonstrated as being epic by none other than Scarlet Witch, or rather,
comic book Scarlet Witch.
The MCU version has yet to grasp her powers and although I thought she might get a handle
on them in time for Endgame, that theory quickly was turned to dust.
Sorry, that was a bad one.
Thanks for watching, my fellow nerds.
I hope you enjoyed this list and agreed with some of the powers I decided to include.
Do you think superheroes and supervillians differ in terms of which powers they value?
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